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1 At the Fowler Museum at UCLA, 2012

2 Wall carpet with symbols of the Twelve Tribes of Israel. Kashan, Iran, early 20th century. Woven silk. Ben Ephraim Family CollecGon, Tel Aviv

3 The Book of Esther and the Forging of a Persian Jewish IdenGty Wednesday, November 21, 12

4 ReproducGon of Cyrus cylinder. Babylon, clay. Date of original: BCE. Original in the collecgon of the BriGsh Museum, London.

5 Tomb of Cyrus, Pasargadae, Iran, Photograph by Leni Sonnenfeld. Sonnenfeld CollecGon Beit HaWutsot Photo Archive.

6 Wall pain(ng image ReproducGon of wall paingng depicgng an image from the Book of Esther in the Dura Europos Synagogue. Dura Europos (modern day Syria). Original: 245 CE. Beit HaWutsot Photo Archive. Wednesday, November 21, 12

7 Jewish pilgrims visit the tomb of Esther and Mordechai, Hamadan, Iran, 2008 Photograph by Hasan Sarbakhshian. CollecGon of the argst, USA Wednesday, November 21, 12

8 Tnu Shira, blessings recited before the reading of the Book of Esther. Iranian Kurdistan, Ink and gouache on paper. Gross Family CollecGon, Tel Aviv

9 Life in the Mahale A street in the mahale (Jewish quarter). Isfahan, Iran. Leni Sonnefeld, Sonnenfeld CollecGon. Beit Hatsutsot Photo Archive Wednesday, November 21, 12

10 The Jews of Mashhad Eternal light (Ner Tamid). Mashhad, Iran, Raised, engraved, cut and sawed copper, paper, adhesive. CollecGon of Rohangiz Zaghirnejad & family Wednesday, November 21, 12

11 Jewish marriage contract (ketubah) (led) and Muslim marriage agreement (right). Mashhad, Ink and gouache on paper. Owner: Maehew and Robert Mordecai, courtesy of Global Mashhadi Jewish FederaGon, New York

12 A child bride in Iran, Photograph by Antoin Sevruguin. CollecGon of Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian InsGtuGon, Washington, D.C., gid of Joseph Apton

13 Above: Leaf necklace talisman. Iran, circa Silver. Gross Family CollecGon, Tel Aviv Le1: Amulet for protecgng mothers and babies. Iran, first half of 20th century. Cut and engraved silver. Gross Family CollecGon, Tel Aviv Wednesday, November 21, 12

14 Ceremonies and Rituals

15 Torah case. Western Iran, Wood coated with metal, oil paint, coeon cloth. Gross Family CollecGon, Tel Aviv

16 Torah finials, Yazd, Silver, ink and paint on paper, and glass. CollecGon of the Yazdi Tiferet Yerushalayim Synagogue, Jerusalem.

17 Torah finial. Yazd, Iran, Cut and engraved silver. Courtesy of the Yazdi Tiferet Yerushalayim Synagogue, Jerusalem

18 Torah finials. Central or western Iran, early 20th century. Cut and engraved silver. Gross Family CollecGon, Tel Aviv

19 KabalisGc scroll amulet. Isfahan, late 19th century. Ink on paper. Private collecgon

20 Jewish marriage contract (ketubah). Golpayegan, Iran, Ink and paint on paper. Gross Family CollecGon, Tel Aviv

21 The Modern History of Iranian Jews Wednesday, November 21, 12

22 The Shah with leaders of the Iranian Jewish community. Iran. 1970s. CollecGon of Meir Ezri, Givat Shmuel.

23 David and Leora Nissan in Purim costumes. Tehran, Photograph, courtesy of David Nissan.

24 Iran and Zionism

25 Iranian Jews carrying Torah scrolls as they depart for Israel. Tehran, circa 1950 Photograph. Beit HaWutsot Photo Archive Wednesday, November 21, 12

26 Chief Rabbi Yedidia Shofet (right) and his son Rabbi David Shofet (center) in the general leading up to the Islamic in Iran, Tehran, Photograph by Shimon Rahimian. From Esther's Children: A Portrait of Iranian Jews, 2002, edited by Houman Sarshar. Courtesy of CIJOH PublicaGons, Los Angeles Wednesday, November 21, 12

27 Hasan Sarbakhshian (b. 1968, Iran). February 22, Shiraz, Iran Photograph. CollecGon of the argst

28 Hasan Sarbakhshian (b. 1968). March 25, Iran. Photograph. CollecGon of the argst Wednesday, November 21, 12

29 Hasan Sarbakhshian (b. 1968). April 9, Tehran, Iran. Photograph. CollecGon of the argst.

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